{"id":29534,"date":"2016-04-11T22:21:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=29534"},"modified":"2016-04-11T22:24:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T12:24:42","slug":"jasen-moreno-drowning-pool-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2016\/04\/jasen-moreno-drowning-pool-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasen Moreno of Drowning Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIt\u2019s not as if the band lost Dave, the world lost Dave and Drowning Pool fans lost Dave and I think through that tragedy people were brought together and that created a lasting relationship and I think it\u2019s all testament and all due to the fans continuing loyalty and support that Drowning Pool continues to be able do anything\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

From release: Drowning Pool <\/strong>burst onto the hard rock scene 15 years ago with their platinum selling debut album \u2018Sinner\u2019<\/strong> and remain to be relevant. Heading to Australia to support their critically acclaimed new material \u2018Hellelujah\u2019<\/strong> this is the album their diehard fans demanded and the aggressive heavy rock world at large deserved. Reenergized with the addition of fierce front man Jasen Moreno, proudly amongst the soul of Drowning Pool <\/strong>original members CJ Pierce, Stevie Benton and Mike Luce; this is a rebranded monster ready with teeth bared heading straight for the jugular!<\/p>\n

At home in Dallas we gave Jasen a call to talk about the upcoming return of Drowning Pool to Australia, their new album \u2018Hallelujah\u2019, the loyalty of the band\u2019s fans and much more\u2026<\/p>\n

This is the band\u2019s first headlining Australian tour; what can fans expect from a headline Drowning Pool set?<\/strong>
\nAll the hits, a lot of new material, a lot of smiles, a lot of sweat, a lot of energy, a lot of passion and a lot of fun. No half measures, we go for it.<\/p>\n

Obviously \u2018Bodies\u2019 is a crowd favourite, but what\u2019s the one track that you get to sing up on stage that means the most to you?<\/strong>
\nOh \u2018Bodies\u2019 for sure, I remember hearing \u2018Bodies\u2019 before the guys were signed back here in Dallas, I was local, they were local, and I\u2019ve known the guys for such a long time, so \u2018Bodies\u2019 it\u2019s the way that I get to pay my respect to Dave and it never fails to amaze me the reaction that it elicits and I\u2019m serious now, I never get tired of that. We\u2019ve got to make a big deal about that song obviously, so we build it up and make sure that people know what\u2019s about to happen and when it finally kicks in and everything explodes it\u2019s an amazing thing to witness. That\u2019s by far the one song that I feel very grateful to be singing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a long time between visits for the band, but have you ever been down to Australia before?<\/strong>
\nNo *laughs* I have not, I can\u2019t wait to come. Obviously it\u2019s a very popular destination for people wanting to travel and I\u2019m no different in that sense but there\u2019s an added incentive when you hear the guys talk about their time in Australia and the one time that they went it made such an impression that they\u2019ve been wanting to get back all this time. So I\u2019m really looking forward to it. To hear them talking about it, they\u2019ve been wanting to get back since they left, CJ in particular wanted to stay, he didn\u2019t want to go home he wanted to move there.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u2018Hallelujah\u2019 is your second album with the band, after \u2018Resilience\u2019 and being out on the road for the cycle, was it easier to go back in to make this new album?<\/strong>
\nYeah in a lot of ways, you know I was pretty green when I came in and we did \u2018Resilience\u2019 and it\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing and it\u2019s not like I\u2019m not proud of \u2018Resilience\u2019 I just think \u2018Hallelujah\u2019 was a lot closer to the record we were trying to make ever since I joined the band and obviously the two years that I spent with the band in support of \u2018Resilience\u2019 really set us up to write and record \u2018hallelujah\u2019. Then with the label switch that really helped as well because eOne didn\u2019t have to hear a single song and there are different approaches to that, some labels want to hear everything and they want to make sure that they\u2019re getting their single and really be involved, and eOne was not like that at all, they didn\u2019t ask to hear a single piece of music it was pretty unprecedented and truly unbelievable, as we thought for sure we were going to deliver this record and they were going to fire us then, they didn\u2019t man, they love the record and they\u2019re pushing the record and I\u2019m super grateful for that. So it was a lot easier on all fronts, from the label to the producer that we worked with Jason Suecof and it was a pleasure to have the added time on stage and off stage with the guys to really gel and come together as a band.<\/p>\n

Were you able to get more involved in the song writing this time around whereas with \u2018Resilience\u2019 some tracks were already written was \u2018Hallelujah\u2019 a complete collective effort?<\/strong>
\nOh yeah without a doubt, for \u2018Resilience\u2019 the guys wrote all the music and I did all the lyrics so this was totally a group effort, I wrote music, Stevie and CJ wrote a lot of the lyrics, and the added time we\u2019ve had to grow together really allowed us to not pull any punches, I mean we were brutal with each other and I think honesty really sets the record well off because if it wasn\u2019t strong enough to make it onto the record it didn\u2019t make it, didn\u2019t matter how passionate you were about it, if just one of us thought it was sub-par we tweaked it or we killed it. So I wrote music, they guys wrote lyrics, it was great.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been out now for a couple of months, how has the reaction been to it so far?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d like to say it\u2019s been positive, especially in comparison to \u2018Resilience\u2019 I mean they just tore my ass up when we did that record, I can\u2019t say I blame people for getting pissed about it *laughs*. People can hear the passion in the music and the honesty in the lyrics and I think that it\u2019s a lot closer to what a lot of people expect from Drowning Pool. Overall it\u2019s been well received.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re the fourth singer in the band which is almost unheard of, yet the band is still going strong, what do you think it is about Drowning Pool that people will always appreciate and stay loyal to?<\/strong>
\nYou know that is a question I\u2019ve thought about a little bit\u2026 you know, is it really Drowning Pool or is it the fans? I think that\u2019s more a testament to the fans, as you say they are without a doubt some of the most loyal fans ever and I think Drowning Pool is able to still be relevant and still be here because of the fans, the fans keep us around. I know when Dave was around it was magic because you couldn\u2019t have been in the local scene and not known it was going to happen, and then Jason Jones is a great singer and Ryan McCombs is a fabulous singer and I think as long as Drowning Pool continues to put out honest music and continues to grow as a band and evolve and not try and pedal some half assed BS to fans then the fans will respect that and continue to have their back. It\u2019s not as if the band lost Dave, the world lost Dave and Drowning Pool fans lost Dave and I think through that tragedy people were brought together and that created a lasting relationship and I think it\u2019s all testament and all due to the fans continuing loyalty and support that Drowning Pool continues to be able do anything, and I\u2019m not taking away from the band\u2026<\/p>\n

Coming in to a band well into their career, it seems like it didn\u2019t take you any time at all to find your footing or to adapt to their routine was it almost simple for you to slip in and get in there?<\/strong>
\nAs far as the inner workings of the band that was easy, as I said I\u2019ve known the guys for years since before they were ever signed, I think it helped that we had a prior relationship, and doing shows I\u2019ve been singing for a long time in the local scene. That didn\u2019t prepare me to travel the world and do giant shows every night by any means but at the end of the day it\u2019s your band up there doing what you do, so that part wasn\u2019t hard at all.<\/p>\n

Are you on tour at the moment?<\/strong>
\nNo we\u2019re on a little break, we just finished up the first leg in support of \u2018Hallelujah\u2019, this time we\u2019re not doing realty long hauls, we\u2019re splitting it up and doing some little mini tours five or six weeks here and a few days off and go out, but we\u2019re busy. It\u2019s all through the year though.<\/p>\n

So is there one thing as a collective band that you want to do that you haven\u2019t had the chance to do yet?<\/strong>
\nI would definitely like to accomplish things that we have control over, one of those things being getting back to Australia and revisiting some of the markets that have been vocal over social media that want Drowning Pool to come and visit, so for me personally and as a band I know that\u2019s something that we\u2019re trying to accomplish. Australia is one of them, I\u2019m not BS-ing that the guys have been wanting to get back to Australia since they left and now it\u2019s happening. Me personally I\u2018d like to go to Japan, I think as a band we just want to take our music to wherever it\u2019s most wanted, that\u2019s really what we\u2019re trying to accomplish as a band I think.<\/p>\n

Lastly, let\u2019s look ahead to the future, finish this sentence for me, the one thing that Drowning Pool want to do in 2016 is\u2026<\/strong>
\nWrite a new record, tour all year, we don\u2019t want to slow down, we want to continue and evolve and want to keep working.<\/p>\n

Well I know I can\u2019t wait to see you guys, so I\u2019ll see you in Sydney\u2026<\/strong>
\nWithout a doubt, if you\u2019re there you should get up and do \u2018Bodies\u2019 with us\u2026<\/p>\n

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Catch DROWNING POOL on their Australian & New Zealand Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday 24th<\/sup> July Auckland<\/strong> – Kings Arms<\/p>\n

Tuesday 26th<\/sup> July Adelaide<\/strong> – The Gov<\/p>\n

Thursday 28th<\/sup> July Brisbane<\/strong> – Max Watts<\/p>\n

Friday 29th<\/sup> July Sydney <\/strong>– Manning Bar<\/p>\n

Saturday 30th<\/sup> July Melbourne<\/strong> – Max Watts<\/p>\n

Sunday 31st July Perth<\/strong> – Capitol<\/p>\n

Presented by Metropolis Touring<\/p>\n

Tickets available from:\u00a0http:\/\/www.metropolistouring.com\/drowningpool<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0Dallas, TX, USA<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong>\u00a0Jasen Moreno \u2013 Vocals, CJ Pierce \u2013 Guitar, Stevie Benton \u2013 Bass, Mike Luce – Drums<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/www.drowningpool.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong>\u00a0Hallelujah (Out Now – eOne)<\/p>\n

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